“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play, children learn how they learn.” - O. Fred Donaldson What is play? Play is engaging in an activity for enjoyment rather than a serious or practical purpose. The play takes on many forms, such as being...
Let’s keep it simple… Toys, Play, and Interaction are all essential components of child development. Toys promote critical thinking, creativity, emotional, social, sensory, fine motor, and gross motor skills. While technology has its place, especially where...
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. Children with CAS have problems saying sounds, syllables, and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts (e.g., lips, jaw, tongue)...
This week's App of the Week is brought to you by our Occupational Therapy Team. The selected App of the Week is: Dexteria Jr. – Fine Motor Skill Development for Toddlers and Preschoolers. This app has 3 activities, each with successive levels to provide just the right...
This week’s app is recommended from our Occupational Therapy Team – The app is called: Letter Writer. In our last Occupational Therapy blog post we spoke about a multi-sensory approach to learning letters. Our app of the week is GREAT practice for this. This app...
Many families have a tradition of coloring eggs for Easter festivities, but for the child who has decreased fine motor skills, this tradition may be difficult. Here are some suggestions so that a child with varying levels of fine motor skills can fully participate in...
Developmental Milestones: Infant Motor Development Developmental milestones emerge at a different age for every child. Norms are derived from statistical averages of when children develop particular motor skills. In physical therapy, gross motor movements are the...
